The latest: Jefferson, Hardin Co. report final results

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10:20 pm CST, Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Campaign workers hold signs for their preferred candidates at the Rogers Park Community Center as voters show up for the primary election on Tuesday. Photo taken Tuesday 3/6/18 Ryan Pelham/The Enterprise

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Campaign workers hold signs for their preferred candidates at the Rogers Park Community Center as voters show up for the primary election on Tuesday. Photo taken Tuesday 3/6/18 Ryan Pelham/The Enterprise

Campaign workers hold signs for their preferred candidates at the Rogers Park Community Center as voters show up for the primary election on Tuesday. Photo taken Tuesday 3/6/18 Ryan Pelham/The Enterprise

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The latest: Jefferson, Hardin Co. report final results

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9:45 p.m.

Kenneth Weeks leads in the race for Newton County Judge with 493 votes, and is expected to unseat the incumbent Paul Price.

Bobby Fillyaw is in second with 203 votes, Price has 114 votes and Ricky Holmes has 68. The Newton County Clerk's office said there are 11 boxes still to be counted.

"I'm just as humbled as I can be," Weeks said. "I'm surprised, really."

9:20 p.m.

Attorneys Tina Bradley and Melody Chappell will face off again in a run-off election in May to determine the Democratic candidate for the 172nd District Court Judge's bench, after neither received more than half of the votes in tonight's primary.

With all precincts reporting, Chappell received just under 44 percent of the vote, while Bradley had just under 36 percent.

The winner of the May 22 run-off election will face Republican Mitch Templeton in November.

9:15 p.m.

Incumbent Glenda Alston is set to retain her position as Hardin County Clerk after closing in on a victory over challenger Jerry Jordan in Tuesday's primary election.Alston, a Republican, received 2,491 votes compared to 788 votes for fellow Republican Jordan with three precincts left to report."I ran a clean, fair race and Jordan bashed me on Facebook," Alston said. "He told me he's going to run again in four years and I will too."There were no Democratic candidates, so Alston will run unopposed during the general election on Nov. 6.Alston, 70, has been Hardin County Clerk since 2002 and has 33 years of political experience."I'm excited and looking forward to serving Hardin County for four more years," Alston said.

9 p.m.

Incumbent Bo Alfred, 60, has won the race for Jefferson County Commissioner Precinct 4 over Earl W. Wheaton, Sr. Alfred received nearly 85 percent of the vote to earn his fifth-straight term. He'll run unopposed in November's general election.

CORRECTION: The Enterprise received incorrect voting information at 8:27 p.m. from Orange County indicating that all 34 precincts were reporting. A person answering the phone at the county clerk's office said the numbers released were just early voting figures and she wasn't sure why the election totals said 100 percent complete. An earlier post indicated all incumbents had been ousted. All were trailing.

Orange County incumbents are trailing tonight in races that drew challengers.

None of the primary winners will face a Democratic challenger in the November general election.

8:30 p.m.

With just 12 of the 109 precincts left to report, Chappell remains in the lead, but without a majority, which would send her to a May run-off election against Bradley.

Chappell leads in most of the precincts that have not yet reported, where votes are still being counted.

8:10 p.m.

With 82 of 109 precincts reporting, Melody Chappell and Tina Bradley appear to be heading for a run-off election. Chappell has 43.07 percent of the votes, ahead of Bradley's 36.41 percent. To take the election outright without a run-off, the winner needs to receive more than 50 percent of the votes.

Kent Johns remains in third in the 172nd Court race with just over 20 percent.

Of the precincts that have reported, Chappell has won Beaumont's North and South Ends, as well as downtown Port Arthur, while Bradley leads in Mid-County and Beaumont's West End.

7:55 p.m.

Incumbent Glenda Alston has an early lead over Jerry Jordan in the Republican race for Hardin County Clerk.Alston has 921 votes compared to Jordan's 283 votes.The winner will be unopposed in November's general election.

Incumbent Jackie Werner has an early lead over Amy Enloe for Hardin County's Justice of the Peace Precinct 6.Werner has 56 votes compared to Enloe's 19.The winner will be unopposed in November's general election.

Early votes are in from Jasper County: Criminal District Attorney candidate Anne Pickle leads J. Keith Stanley by more than 1000 votes, with 1717 to 712.

In the Republican race for Newton County Judge, Kenneth Weeks has the lead after early voting with 233 votes. Bobby Fillyaw has 122 votes, incumbent Paul Price has 64 and Ricky Holmes has 34.

Phillip A. White leads in the Democratic primary for Newton County Commissioner Precinct 2, with 88 votes. Red Watson has 23 votes. That race will be decided tonight, as no Republicans filed for the seat.

In the three-way Democratic primary for the 172nd District Court Judge, former Beaumont ISD attorney Melody Chappell leads with 43.75 percent of early votes, ahead of Tina Bradley with 35.48 percent and Kent Johns with just over 20 percent.

The winner will face Republican Mitch Templeton in November, who is unopposed in his primary.

7 p.m.

Polls have closed across Texas. Early voting results should be released by counties soon.